Regional planning and sustainability: Limits and potentials of South Africa's integrated development plans

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 843-861

  Todes, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERIPHERAL REGION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGU; WORLD;

EID: 10944224221     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000284866     Document Type: Article

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